no vacancy; full occupancy
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
social; societal; societary
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
fast walking; semi-jogging
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
here and there; in places
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag